unit 2 timeline

Columbus sailed the ocean blue

Oct 7, 1492

This is when Columus lands in the Caribbean and discoveres America. He was in search of gold.

First enslaved Africans arrive in the Americas

Oct 7, 1511

This was the start of The Atlantic Slave trade. This consists of the buying and selling of Africans for work.

Cortes conquers Aztec Empire

Oct 7, 1521

Cortes was a Spanish conquistador who conquered Montezuma II and the Aztecs with his superior weapons and because of tratior Aztecs. The Aztecs also previously pampered Cortes because they thought he was a God.

Pizzaro conquers Incan Empire

Oct 7, 1533

Francisco Pizzaro and his Portugese army auprise ambushed the Incans and kidnapped Atahualpa( Incan leader). The portugese destroyed the Incans unarmed force.

English found Jamestown

Oct 7, 1607

King James told a company in london to make a colony in North America. It was on the east coast of Virginia.They were looking for gold but they didn't have food so many died.

English found Plymouth

Oct 7, 1620

The pilgrims founded another colony after Jamestown. Thi colony was Plymouth.

French and Indian war ends

Oct 7, 1763

The british colonists easily defeated the french.